Leonid Agutin is a well-known Russian singer and composer with an extensive biography, as well as an entertaining personal life. Recently, he also participates in the main vocal show of the country "Voice" as a mentor.
Biography
The beloved singer of millions of Russians Leonid Agutin is already over 50: he was born in 1968 in Moscow. The artist has not only Russian, but also Jewish roots from his father, who was also a famous singer Nikolai Agutin. Mom Leni worked as a teacher. From childhood, the boy literally idolized his father and dreamed of following in his footsteps. He was constantly engaged and achieved considerable professionalism in vocals by the end of school.
Leonid Agutin has a higher education in directing, which he received at the Metropolitan Institute of Culture. In the early 90's, he was actively engaged in writing his own songs, with which he began performing on the “warm-up” before concerts by pop artists in various cities. In 1992, Agutin won the Yalta festival, presenting to the public his future hit “Barefoot Boy”. Since then, the same nickname has long been fixed for the singer, who began to write an album of the same name.
After the release of the first album, all-Russian fame came to Leonid Agutin. The album contained many hits, including "Hop hey, la lalei" and "Who should not wait." "Barefoot Boy" was recognized as the best album of the year, and Agutin - the best performer. Leonid began his long tour of the country, not forgetting to perform on television annually.
A new round of popularity came to the singer in 2008, when he released a joint hit with the band "inveterate scammers" called "Border". The song became a real anthem among the young army men and demobilization. In the same year, the singer, President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, awarded Agutin the title of Honored Artist of the country.
Since 2012, Leonid Agutin almost every year participates in the filming of the vocal television project "Voice", which goes on Channel One. The singer plays the role of a mentor and recruits the participants he likes, teaching them the skill of performing songs and preparing for the final performances. In 2016, his ward Daria Antonyuk won the competition, and the artist himself pleased the fans with the new album “Just about the important”.
